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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Subject Honours

1. IOR/R/15/2/82

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/82
Title:
File 1/8 Honours and Rewards
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the award of Indian and British titles and honours to local rulers and members of their families, prominent local citizens, officials of the Government of Bahrain, and members of staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1919-13 Feb 1937
Extent:
1 file (106 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/144

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/144
Title:
File 1/A/11 I Honours and Awards.
Scope & Content:
The file relates to the award of titles and honours, principally to Gulf rulers, but also to Bahraini citizens and members of staff of the Political Agency, Bahrain. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the India Offi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1932-29 Jul 1937
Extent:
1 volume (346 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/950

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/950
Title:
176 Decorations and medals: instructions to wear
Scope & Content:
The file comprises letters of notification and congratulation, in Arabic and English, to individuals being conferred awards and honours by the British Government. The majority of the correspondence relates to the conference of the titles Khan Sahib or Rai Sahib on a number of prominent Bahraini'...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
11 Jul 1918-3 Feb 1926
Extent:
1 file (100 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1455

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1455
Title:
‘File 15/13 RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1, Rules and instructions to wear orders (Decorations) medals’
Scope & Content:
The main contents of the file are the following printed documents, which were originally circulated by the Viceroy of India to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and others, for information and guidance: A Government of India, Foreign and Political Department Notification dated 22 May 1...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1926-16 Sep 1941
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1461

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1461
Title:
File 15/18 FOREIGN AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT CIRCULARS RECEIVED FROM THE GOVT OF INDIA.
Scope & Content:
The file contains Government of India circular letters, memoranda and notices issued mainly by the Foreign and Political Department. These were sent to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire who forwarded them to the Political Agent, Bahrain and others. The circulars contain instruc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Nov 1928-2 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (185 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1670

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1670
Title:
File 20/5 CEREMONIALS AND HONOURS. Honours, Titles & Decorations
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the grant of titles and badges to various persons in the Gulf. For instance, the title ‘Khan Bahadur’ was given to, among others, Khan Sahib Abdur Rahman Zaiyani, an Arab merchant, and to Mirza Ismail Barduli, an interpreter at the Agency in Muscat. The...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
22 Jun 1914-Jun 1950
Extent:
1 file (125 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/43

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/43
Title:
File 11/5 Titles. Koweit 15 Recommendations for Titles and Honours
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and telegrams between the Ruler of Kuwait, Mubarak us Subah (Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ); his successor Shaikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah; the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; the Secretary to the Most Exalted Order of the Star ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
2 Feb 1907-2 Jun 1929
Extent:
1 volume (186 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/59 (Sub-sub-series)

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/59 (Sub-sub-series)
Title:
'File XXXVI Ceremonials, Honours and Rewards’
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series file XXXVI Ceremonials, Honours and Rewards consists of one volume: XXXVI/1. The correspondence in this sub-sub-series is regarding the question of the relative rank of Royal Navy Commanders and Foreign Consuls in the Gulf for special occasions such as Durbars, processions and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
1873-1926
Extent:
1 volume (106 folios)